名詞(物件)
相似字 interpretation, portrayal
搭配詞 形容詞 + description, job description
【單字解析】
說到工作說明書(job description),很多人就會想到寫滿了枯燥無味的指令和規範的厚重報告,其實工作內容也可以用幽默又具體的方式表達;美國有個網站就票選出幾個最好笑的工作說明,你猜得出是哪一種工作嗎?「Help people hate each other.(幫助人們憎恨彼此)」,「Talk in other people’s sleep.(在別人的夢境裡說話)」,「Spend most of the day looking out the window.(每天花費大部份的時間望著窗外)」;以上的工作分別是離婚律師、大學教授、及飛行員。
【例句】
「如魚離水」就是我對自己新工作的貼切描述。
‘Like a fish out of water’ was an apt description of how I felt in my new job.
所有雇員在進行訓練前,都已收到一份對於未來工作期望的詳盡說明書。
A detailed description of what was expected was given to all recruits before they went into training.
這份職務說明提及:此項工作在實際執勤前,需要進行大量的訓練。
The job description mentions that the job will require extensive training before actually being able to go out into the field.